Rising amid an olive grove on the south part of the island of Crete, the orientation of the house has been determined by the landscape itself. Assembled as a linked series of standalone rooms around a poolside courtyard, the house is slightly touching the landscape, providing a calming living environment for a family from France. An adjacent pergola is roofed with natural wood. The surrounding built volumes are placed on overlapping concrete slabs, which give the appearance of floating above the soil. The minimal material richness of the building is derived by the stone walls and the traditional white stucco, made by local artisans.